Side chairs, pair

Creator:: Goddard, John, 1723-1785 (probably)
Published/Created:: Newport, Newport county, Rhode Island, United States
ca. 1740–1760
Physical Description:: Height: 40 in.
Materials:: walnut
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Pair of Queen Anne walnut balloon-seat side chairs with rounded stiles and crest rails, finely modeled shell in deep relief centering crest, vase-shaped splat; superb mellow patina, probably made by John Goddard. A set of four chairs made by John Goddard for Moses Brown are virtually identical; they are owned by the Moses Brown School and illustrated in Carpenter, Arts and Crafts of Newport, pl. 11.
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Related objects: Book: Ralph E. Carpenter, The Arts and Crafts of Newport, Rhode Island, 1640–1820 (Newport, R.I.: Preservation Society of Newport county, 1954), pl. 11. Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 3, p. 745, pl. P3318.
Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 3, p. 745, pl. P3319.
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YUAG catalogue note: This pair of chairs are also related to record P3318, a Queen Anne walnut slipper side chair also probably made by John Goddard, illustrated on the same page.
Variant Titles:: Pair of Queen Anne walnut balloon-seat side chairs
Topics:: Decoration and ornament -- Queen Anne style
Furniture -- United States
Period/Style:: Queen Anne
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 3319
Genre:: side chairs (AAT)
Format:: Image
Physical Object
Content Type:: Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Prints & Photographs
Rights:: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:: Public
Source Title:: Israel Sack, Inc., Archive
Source Created:: New York, New York, United States
1957–1990
Source Note:: Sack, September 1971
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship.
Folder:: Folder 10319 cab2dr2 tiff_complete
Yale Collection:: Yale University Art Gallery
Digital Collection:: Israel Sack Furniture Archive
oid pointer:: 10969527
OID:: 11872133
PID:: digcoll:847470